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Faroe Islands

Guide to Faroe Islands ancestry, family history and genealogy: parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.

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The Faroe Islands is an island group, an integral part of Denmark, in the Atlantic Ocean. It was formerly ruled by Norway, Germany and England.

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The map below is based on 1880 parish boundaries.

Districts (Sýsla)

Eysturoy (Østerø) Sýsla Parish Alternate Spellings Eiði Eiðis, Eidi, Ejde Fuglafjørður Fuglafjørdur, Fuglafjarðar, Fuglefjord Funningur Funding Gøta Gøte Leirvík Lervig, Leirvíkar Nes Næs, Næss Oyndarfjørður Árnafjørdur, Andefjord, Aandefiord Strendur Strænder, Sjóvar, Sjov, Sjógv

Norðoyar (Norderø, Norðuroya, Norðoyggjar) Sýsla Parish Alternate Spellings Fugloy Fuglø Húsar Husum Hvannasund Kvannesund, Quannesund Klaksvík Klaksvig, formerly called Vaag (Vágur, Våg) Kunoy Kunø Mikladalur Mygledal Svínoy Svinø Viðareiði Viderejde

Sandoy (Sandø) Sýsla Parish Alternate Spellings Húsavík Husevig, Huuseviig Sandur Sand, Sands Skálavík Skaalevik, Skaalewiig, Skålevig Skopun Skopen Skúvoy Skuø, Skúgvoy Stóra Dímun Dimon

Streymoy (Strømø) Sýsla Parish Alternate Spellings Haldarsvík Haldersvig, Haldórsvík, Haldersvig Hestur Hestø, Hests Hósvík (within map boundaries of Hvalvík) Thorsvig Hvalvík Kvalvig Kaldbak Kalbak Kirkjubøur Kirkebø Kollafjørður Kollefjord Kvívík Kvivig Nólsoy Nolsø Saksun Saksen Tórshavn Thorshavn, Thórshavn Vestmanna Vestmannahavn

Suðuroy (Suderoy) Sýsla Parish Alternate Spellings Fámjin Famien Froðba Frodba, Frodebø Hov Hove Hvalba Kvalba, Kvalbø Porkeri Porkere Sumba Sumbø Vágur Vaag, Våg

Vágar (Vaagø, Vågø) Sýsla Parish Alternate Spellings Bøur Bø Miðvágur Midvåg, Midvaag Mykines Myggenæs Sandavágur Sandevaag, Sandevåg Sørvágur Sørvaag, Sørvåg